Hi there,
Just forwarding this on Phil's behalf.
Lorna
> Dear All
>
> We would like to invite you to the next CETIS Metadata and Digital
> Repository and Educational Content SIG meeting, which will be held on
> Wednesday 8 December at the University of Manchester.
>
> This is a joint meeting for the two SIGs, and will focus on two
> standards that
> are of interest to both communities - namely METS (the Metadata
> Encoding and
> Transmission Standard) and Topic Maps.
>
> The programme will include:
> *Introduction to the SIGS: an overview of the domain covered by each
> of the
> SIGs and why these standards are relevant to both of them.
> *Update on the IEEE Learning Technology Standards Committee's work
> towards
> a content aggregation standard, and how this is relevant to Topic Maps
> and
> METS.
> *Overview of METS and how it is used.
> *Overview of Topic Maps and how they are used.
>
> The agenda isn't yet full, so if you have experience of working with
> METS
> or Topic Maps that you would like to present at this meeting, please
> get in
> touch with Phil or Sheila.
>
> Further details can be found at
> http://metadata.cetis.ac.uk/sig_meetings/ .
>
> You can register for the meeting at :
> http://www.cetis.ac.uk/members/educational_content/meetings
>
> We look forward to seeing you in Manchester
>
> Phil & Sheila
>
>
> Background Reading / Further Information:
> METS: <http://www.loc.gov/standards/mets/>
> Topic Maps: <http://www.ontopia.net/topicmaps/>,
>
> --
> Phil Barker Learning Technology Adviser
> ICBL, School of Mathematical and Computer Sciences
> Mountbatten Building, Heriot-Watt University,
> Edinburgh, EH14 4AS
> Tel: 0131 451 3278 Fax: 0131 451 3327
> Web: http://www.icbl.hw.ac.uk/~philb/
--
Lorna M. Campbell
Assistant Director, CETIS
University of Strathclyde
+44 (0)141 548 3072
http://www.cetis.ac.uk/
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